The University of Manitoba and UCN are doing a point-in-time count in Thompson today.

Professor Maureen Simpkins with UCN says the data is used to help determine the extent of homelessness in a community at a single point-in-time.

Simpkins says the data is important because it will give basic data on the number of people who consider themselves homeless including their age, gender, and where they're from.

Data collected from the survey can help the City build a local strategy to end homelessness.